Fishing reports from local fly shops, trip reports from backcountry users, and stocking reports (or fish population inventories or surveys) from land and fisheries management agencies can all be used to determine which lakes and streams are most likely to support populations of fish
Do not pull line off your reel while pointing the rod away from you, and be sure when handling a fish that there is no pressure from the line coming off the tip at an acute angle
Most people say huge fish at this point, and buy too much rod
Besides the exceptional fishing for yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, dorado, and wahoo, what really stuck out to me was the advanced casting tackle catching these drag-screaming, prolonged fighters
I like thats its motionless when a fish bites, increasing the chance that theyll get the bait
Round/open frame reels are best for making long casts (and for surf fishing)